Recorded 2002–2021 Boys' name Peak 2019 59 births

Nafi — boys' name

59 babies named Nafi in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s332020s6
2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Nafi was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nafi in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nafi

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Nafi between 2002 and 2021, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nafi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nafi performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nafi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nafi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 59 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nafi at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

59

Since 2002

20 years of records

Peak year

2019

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2002

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2021

Nafi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2002

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2019)
10
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
4681012 202120192016201420122011200720042002 8

Nafi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 56% of Nafi's all-time total
2000s202010s332020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nafi?
59 babies have been named Nafi since 2002. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2019 with 10 births.
When was Nafi most popular?
Nafi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Nafi been used?
Nafi has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 20 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Nafi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naftali, Naftuli, Nafis, Naftoli, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.